Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
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| Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator | |
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| Term | Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
| Short definition | recombinant tissue plasminogen activator - (pronounced) (ree-KOM-bih-nunt TIH-shoo plaz-MIN-oh-jen AK-tih-vay-ter) form of tissue plasminogen activator made in the laboratory. It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in the lungs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
recombinant tissue plasminogen activator - (pronounced) (ree-KOM-bih-nunt TIH-shoo plaz-MIN-oh-jen AK-tih-vay-ter) form of tissue plasminogen activator made in the laboratory. It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in the lungs. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. It's a type of systemic thrombolytic. Also called activase, alteplase and r-tPA
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